Morning journal and courier., 1887-03-03
18th COngress--SecOnd Session.
WASHINGTON, March 9

| repairs of the naval training station at Coast CTS Island near Newport; agreed to. The next important amendment agreed to
 was proviso that no part of the appropria- tlon for the steam engineering bureau should be applied to the repair of wooden ships. The committee recommends the striking out
 of the House provision for two steel cruisers
 and four gunboats to cost $4, 500, ,000 and to
 substitute two sections providing for six pro-
 tected steel cruisers of 8 speed of not less
 than twenty knots to cost not more than $9,
 900, ,OOO; also $2, ,8S0, 900 for that armament; also $6, ,OOO, 900 for heavily armored vessels or floating batteries or rams for coast de- lenses; also $720, 1000 for gunboats; also $500, 900 for torpedo boats and $500, 900 for torpedoes and $1 800, 900 for the armament of these vessels.
 MT. Gray questioned the policy requiring one of the cruisers to be built on the Pacific coast and two on the coast of the gulf. He moved to strike out that provision.
 MT. Morgan spoke of the necessity of the government having construction yards on the gulf and he believed there was no place in any State where the great element in the cheaper than at Mt. Vernon arsenal, Ala. He mentioned that the Poeahontas-a ship perhaps of greater intricacy than had ever been attempted-was being built at Alexan- dria. MT. Gray's amendment was rejected.
 MT. Plumb moved to strike out the item of $6,0OO, GOO for heavily armed vessels or bat teries or rams for defense.
 After discussion the bill was laid aside for the time and the Senate on motion of MT. Edmunds and later on took 8 recess until 8:30 p. m.
 This evening consideration of the naval appropriation bill was resumed in committee of the whole, the question being on Mir. Plumb's ammendment to strike out of the amendment of the committee the item of S6,000, 900 for heavily armored vessels to be used for coast and harbor defense. The amendment was rejected and the amend ment recommended by the committee was adopted.
 It strikes out the House provision for two swift cruisers and four gunboats, all to cost not more in lieu thereof clauses appropriatin 900 coo for six protected steel cruisers with such armament have a speed of not T less se than twenty Rnets; the the appropriatison aslo ion to be available for stipulated that vessel should bs built near the Pacific coast; two near the coast of the Gulf of Mexico; three near the Atlantic and the President is authorized when the bids opened for contracts to suspend the construction of vessels the Pacific and wait for the action of Congress ions of the act of August 3, 1886, to materials and machinery, for every qu arter knot of speed premium of $5O,ooo and for every quarter knot be- low twenty of speed deduction of S50,000 from the contract price to be made. For premiums for extra speed $1,2oO,Co0 may be expended; for armament Ss,sso.c5o is given and it is gress with all convenient dispatch For the further increasing of the naval estabshment the President is authorized to expend the following amounts For heavily armorfd seg aoO1ed fense # for Se fight M % draugRt I s gunboats suitable for interior water ways and canals, tested within tkeiVe months; for torpedo boats I of the highest spesd and efficiency S6C0 0OO also to be completed within twelve months; for torpedoes and oil bara ayrD1o and fOI annanaaS the testing of explosives floating batteries and rams S6dtoco, of which $5o,c-o is made immediate ly available. For the armament of the vessels provided for S1.sco0o6 is appropriated. It is pro- yided that the material used for these structures are manufactured in the United States and all con
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 An act to increase the naval establishment" that the Secretary of the Navy may employ and pay aids' addtono Wrters copysts and model workers on the designs therefor as may be neceS4ary.
 The next material amendment reported and agreed to was that authorizing the e1pendi- ture of $112, 900 in purchasing the Gricsson Destroyer" and additional $10,000 to care for and operate the vessel. Other amend ments were agreed to as follows: s25, 900 for the purchase of the Stilletto to be used as torpe- do boat for experimental purposes
 The bill was reported from the committee
 
 yeas and nays on the six cruisers. The vote was then taken on the committees six cruis- srs amendment and it was agreed to; 42 to g. The nays were Messrs. Berry, Cockrell, Coke, Harris, Plumb, Vance, Van Wyck, Vest and Wilson of Maryland.
 The appropriation for the purchase of the Destroyer in committee vas also agreed to and the bill as amended was then passed.
 At 80 the Senate took recess until 10 3. m. to morrow.
 HoUSE-The conference report on the fish sries retaliatory bill was taken up. MT. Daniels, of Virginia, said this was question between the United States and Great Brit ain, and we should show Great Britain and Canada that we are not to be trihed with. In concluding his remarks MT. Daniels ap pealed to the House and to every Democrat to stand by the chief magistrate, who he said deserved and ought to receive unstinted confidence in this controversy.
 MT. Hitt,,o Illinois, referred to the fact that the Belmont bill had been substi- tuted for the Senate bill by slight majority, so slight that he did not think the House conferees could refer to it as justification.
 MT. Worthington favored the Senate bill. Practical legislation was what was wanted.
 MT. Crane, of Texas, had originally favor ed the Senate bill. Having in view the good of his country and without reference to DarCy n0 O0ll0F6O the 0OuS6 OugnC to f0C0Q0 from it's amendments and support the Senate bill. Whenever the rights of citizens of the United States were assailed this country had the will and the courage to protect those rights.
 Mr. Dougherty spoke against the House from it's amendment. He had hoped this legislation would die in confer ence.
 MT. Long, replying to MT. Dougherty, said his position was the one which gentlemen took who were insisting on the House bill, namely to allow matters to remain unchang- ed.
 Mir Phelps took the ground that if the House wanted to give the President addition al powers it must vote to recede from it's 
 MT. Breckenridge, of Kentucky, said he would put the responsibility for failure where it belonged-on the Senate. It was with England that we must make negotia- ton. It was our flag that was involved and we should make it national cause at what ever cost to whatever section.
 MT. Randall favored the House proposition. He wanted to give the President power to bring negotiations to a peaceful conclusion with honor to both nations.
 The report of the conference was then agreed to.
 MT. Rice moved that the House reeede from it's amendments to the Senate bill.
 MT AoeuS ol Mdlue, SdlO IueEo ouSuG aoG to be war or the shadow of war. What was needed was some peaceful means which would be effective. This was not question of Reclamation, of firing either the northern or the southern heart, and yet the gentleman from Kentucky had certainly exhibited him, self in attitude surprising to the House. Every body knew that if the government at empted non-intercourse all along the line hat this country would suffer more than Canada.
 NIT. Rics's motion was agreed to, 149 to .24
 MT. Mills, of Texas, changed his vote from | he negative to the affirmative in order to en- CT motion to reconsider, but this was l abled; yeas 142; nays 132. The effect of l his action is to pass the bill exactly as it l passed the Senate. |
 MT. Blount presented the conference report | n the postofice appropriation bill, announe | ng the inability of the conferees to agree. He | moved that the House insist on it's disagree l nent and order further conference. The l House so ordered; yeas 138, nays 107
 Mir. Wilson, of West Virginia, reported | hat the conferees on the District of Colum- |